Ciudad Universitaria (Madrid Metro)

Ciudad Universitaria
Madrid Metro station
Station entrance on Complutense avenue
Station entrance on Complutense avenue
General information
LocationMoncloa-Aravaca, Madrid
Spain
Coordinates40°26′37″N 3°43′36″W / 40.4435602°N 3.7267881°W / 40.4435602; -3.7267881
Owned byCRTM
Operated byCRTM
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneA
History
Opened13 January 1987 (1987-01-13)
Services
Preceding station Madrid Metro Following station
Vicente Aleixandre
clockwise / outer
Line 6 Moncloa
anticlockwise / inner
Location
Ciudad Universitaria is located in Madrid
Ciudad Universitaria
Ciudad Universitaria
Location within Madrid
Station interior, platform 1
The Torch Bearers statue by Anna Hyatt Huntington located next to the Facultades entrance
Station vestibule

Ciudad Universitaria ([θjuˈðað uniβeɾsiˈtaɾja], "University City") is a station on Line 6 of the Madrid Metro, located beneath Complutense avenue in the Ciudad Universitaria ward in the Moncloa-Aravaca district in fare Zone A.[1] It is named after the Ciudad Universitaria, which is home to the Complutense University of Madrid, the Technical University of Madrid, and the National University of Distance Education. The station's platforms feature tilework representing the bear and the strawberry tree, which is a symbol of Madrid. The station is located next to the Ciudad Universitaria underground train storage depot, where most of Line 6's 5000 series trains are stored.

  1. ^ "Línea 6 Circular". Metro de Madrid. Archived from the original on 2019-08-01. Retrieved 5 September 2019.